‘Despair at the Tories explains huge poll leads – but Labour can’t rely on it’
So what if the Conservatives, Lib Dems and SNP are doing Labour’s job for it? Winning is winning, after all. But there is cause for concern...
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Often overlooked pioneer: Margaret Bondfield, elected 100 years ago today
When, in December 1923, the first three Labour women MPs were sworn in they brought something new to British politics. Unlike the Tory and Liberal women elected before them they had not inherited their seats. They had got into parliament…
Keir Starmer economy speech today: Watch here and 4 things we learned
Keir Starmer is fleshing out what to expect from a Labour government's economic policy in a speech at the Resolution Foundation think tank later today, including warning voters not to expect the party to "quickly turn on the spending taps"…
‘Voters are unconvinced by Starmer and Sunak. Apathy may win big in 2024’
After a chaotic conference season and an underwhelming King’s Speech failed to improve the Conservatives’ position in the polls, No 10 surely hoped that last week’s dramatic reshuffle would show voters that Rishi Sunak was finally steering…
Israel-Hamas war: Which frontbench and backbench Labour MPs back a ceasefire?
Keir Starmer is facing continued calls from within the Labour Party to back an immediate ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, including from members of his frontbench, Labour metro mayors and the leader of Scottish Labour…
‘Starmer’s refugee plan: Will a Europe deal and “smashing” gangs really work?’
The British public are open to welcoming refugees, but not on an uncontrolled basis. In the face of ongoing irregular migration across the English Channel, Sir Keir Starmer has begun to sketch out Labour’s alternative to the Tories’ Rwanda…
Labour politicians calling for ceasefire put Starmer in difficult spot
Labour divided over ceasefire call Good morning. The news continues to be dominated by the horrific news coming out of Gaza which this weekend, the BBC reported, saw the heaviest night of bombardment by Israeli forces since the war began…
‘Mid Beds and Tamworth show Labour can win the seats needed to take power’
Thirteen weeks ago, another set of by-elections gave a mixed bag of results that some commentators seized on as evidence that the Tories still had a significant chance of winning the next election. The narrow win in Uxbridge and South…
By-election wins unpacked: Five key takeaways from Tamworth and Mid Beds
Selby, Rutherglen, Tamworth and Mid Beds. If overturning the biggest ever numerical majority in a by-election (Mid Beds) and securing the second biggest ever Tory-Labour swing in a bellwether seat (Tamworth) are not enough to reassure the…
Down to the wire: How Labour hopes to turn Mid Beds red for the first time (and how you can help)
Labour’s candidate in the Mid Beds by-election has said every last phone call supporters make on polling day could be crucial, with the contest likely to “come down to the wire”. In an interview with LabourList on the eve of the contest…
‘Taking SNP seats alone won’t fix unease over the union – in Scotland or England’
Labour’s stunning victory in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election opens the door to many more Scottish Labour MPs. Recent polling shows voters in Scotland prioritise getting rid of the UK Conservatives over choosing a unionist or…
‘Labour conference: A predictable affair but one the party will be pleased with’
Conference wrap-up Labour conference is over for another year. But there’s no time for the party faithful to rest and recuperate, with conference attendees straight back out on the doorsteps as polling day in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth…